Decorative plated product, fitting structure, production method and fitting method

Abstract

A decorative plated product includes: a base comprising contact parts having shapes that are engageable with metal fitting members; a plating layer that covers the base; and a synthetic resin layer that covers at least portions of the plating layer over the contact parts.

1 . An ornamental plated product for use with a metal coupling member, wherein the ornamental plated product comprises:
 a base including a contact portion shaped to be engageable with the metal coupling member;   at least one plating layer that covers the base and includes a metal that differs from a metal included in the metal coupling member; and   a synthetic resin layer that covers the plating layer where at least the contact portion is located.   
     
     
         2 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base includes a design surface that differs from the contact portion,   the plating layer covers the design surface and the contact portion of the base, and   the synthetic resin layer is a transparent or translucent synthetic resin layer that integrally covers the plating layer on the design surface and the contact portion of the base.   
     
     
         3 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 , wherein the synthetic resin layer is an electrodeposition paint composition or a hardened electrodeposition paint composition. 
     
     
         4 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 , wherein the plating layer is a plurality of metal plating layers selected from an Ni plating layer, a Cu plating layer, a Cr plating layer, an Sn plating layer, and an Sn alloy plating layer. 
     
     
         5 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 , wherein the plating layer includes an outermost plating layer that is an Sn or Sn alloy layer. 
     
     
         6 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental plated product is an ornamental product for a vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . A coupling structure comprising:
 the ornamental plated product according to  claim 1 ; and   a metal coupling member configured to engage the contact portion of the ornamental plated product and fix the ornamental plated product to a mount.   
     
     
         8 . An ornamental plated product comprising:
 a base;   a plating layer that covers the base; and   a synthetic resin layer that covers the plating layer; wherein   the base is an integrated two-color molded product of a first synthetic resin base and a second synthetic resin base,   the plating layer includes a metal plating layer that entirely covers only a selected surface of the first synthetic resin base, and   the synthetic resin layer includes an electrodeposition paint composition or a hardened electrodeposition paint composition.   
     
     
         9 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 8 , further comprising a boundary between the first synthetic resin base and the second synthetic resin base. 
     
     
         10 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 8 , wherein the plating layer includes an outermost plating layer that is an Sn or Sn alloy layer. 
     
     
         11 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 8 , wherein the ornamental plated product is an ornamental product for a vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . A method for manufacturing an ornamental plated product, the method comprising:
 electroless plating to form an electroless plating layer that entirely covers only a selected surface of a first synthetic resin base in a two-color molded synthetic resin base;   electroplating to form a metal plating layer on the electroless plating layer; and   electrodeposition painting to form a synthetic resin layer on the metal plating layer.   
     
     
         13 . The method for manufacturing an ornamental plated product according to  claim 12 , wherein the electrodeposition painting irradiates ultraviolet rays and hardens a resin film to form the synthetic resin layer. 
     
     
         14 . The method for manufacturing an ornamental plated product according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the electroplating forms the metal plating layer on a plurality of two-color molded products at the same time;   the electrodeposition painting forms the synthetic resin layer on the plurality of two-color molded products, on which the metal plating layer has been formed, at the same time; and   the plurality of two-color molded products are arranged next to one another so that a front surface of the first synthetic resin base of each of the plurality of two-color molded products is opposed to an electrode in the electroplating and the electrodeposition painting.   
     
     
         15 . An ornamental plated product comprising:
 a base and a plating layer that covers the base; wherein
 the base has a ladder structure, a grid structure, or a multiple-recess structure, 
 the plating layer includes 
 a metal plating layer that covers an entire surface of the base and has a thickness of 0.03 μm or greater, and 
 a transparent or translucent synthetic resin layer that covers the metal plating layer and includes an electrodeposition paint composition or a hardened electrodeposition paint composition. 
   
     
     
         16 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 15 , wherein the synthetic resin layer has a thickness of 5 μm or greater. 
     
     
         17 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 15 , wherein the metal plating layer includes at least one selected from Ni, Cu, Cr, Sn, and Sn alloy. 
     
     
         18 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 15 , wherein the base metal plating layer has a thickness profile including a first thickness at a first portion of the base and a second thickness, which differs from the first thickness, at a second portion of the base. 
     
     
         19 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 15 , wherein the metal plating layer includes an outermost plating layer that is an Sn or Sn alloy layer. 
     
     
         20 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 15 , wherein the ornamental plated product is an ornamental product for a vehicle. 
     
     
         21 . An ornamental plated product comprising:
 a base and a plating layer that covers the base to provide the base with an ornamental portion; wherein   the base includes a coupling portion that differs from the ornamental portion, wherein the coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a mount, and the coupling portion includes a distal end formed from a fusible and deformable resin for engagement in a fixed manner with the mount,   the plating layer includes a Cu plating layer that covers the base, an Sn or Sn alloy layer that directly contacts and covers the Cu plating layer, and a synthetic resin layer that covers the Sn or Sn alloy plating layer, and   the plating layer that provides the ornamental portion continuously extends from at least a surface of the distal end of the coupling portion.   
     
     
         22 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 21 , wherein the synthetic resin layer includes an electrodeposition paint composition or a hardened electrodeposition paint composition. 
     
     
         23 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 21 , wherein the synthetic resin layer is formed from a resin having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or greater and a fusing-deforming temperature that is less than or equal to that of the distal end. 
     
     
         24 . The ornamental plated product according to  claim 21 , wherein the ornamental plated product is an ornamental product for a vehicle. 
     
     
         25 . A method for coupling an ornamental plated product to a mount, the method comprising:
 fixing the ornamental plated product according to  claim 21  to the mount by fusing and deforming the distal end of the coupling portion, which is covered by the plating layer, in a state engaged with the mount.